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3 Day Natural Development Workshop:
Using the natural environment for personal growth and healing
(Ecotherapy / Wilderness Therapy / Natural Awareness Therapy / Adventure)
24-26 June 2011

For further information or to make a booking: call Nigel on 0161 881 4333 or to book your place now.

Workshop Overview:

This workshop takes place in a beautiful private woodland in North Wales and will consist of a variety of fun, enlightening and sometimes challenging nature-based outdoor activities, sensory and awareness exercises, guided meditation, solo reflection time, and group discussion. These will be used as tools for raising your level of awareness by drawing your attention to your relationship with yourself, others and the natural environment.

 

The aim for the weekend is to create an enquiring self-reflective atmosphere of relaxed open-minded playful, fun and curiosity. The perfect environment for easy personal change.


"Many people feel relaxed and good when they are out in nature. But not many of us know that there is also scientific evidence about the healing effects of nature."

says Dr. Eeva Karjalainen, of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, Metla

 

Just some of the benefits previous participants gained by attending this workshop ...

  • Reduced anxiety and stress
  • Increased confidence and self-esteem
  • Lifted mood and reduced depression
  • Gained a new perspective on problems, so that it became easy to find solutions
  • Enhanced motivation
  • Connected to a sense of wonder
  • Built a deeper sense of trust both in themselves and others
  • Dealt with anger
  • Promoted working as a team, building relationship skills
  • Promoted respect for oneself, others and nature
  • Improved communication skills
  • Improved psychological and spiritual health and well-being
  • Learned to be more in the here and now
  • Developed greater responsibility for their own actions
  • Put their life in perspective
  • Developed independence and creativity
  • Improved problem solving and life skills
  • Learned that you can achieve things you never thought possible

What benefits could you imagine yourself gaining when you attend this workshop?

Event Logistics:

Arrive: Friday 24 June 2011 at 3pm
Ends:
Sunday 26 June 2011 at 3pm
Duration:
3 Day (2 Nights) - Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon.
Location: Woodland in
Denbighshire, North Wales (Exact location will be sent with your booking confirmation)
Accommodation and food: This is a camping based self catering weekend and requires that you bring your own tent (or equivalent), camping equipment, stove and food. A camp fire will be available for cooking. If you intend to use this bring appropriate pots. There is also a basic wooden structure with room for two people to sleep. (A kit list will be sent with your booking confirmation)

Full Fee: £180
Early Bird Fee: £120 (you must book and pay in full before 31st March 2010)

Deposit: The first £60 of any fee paid is considered a non-returnable deposit

Finders Fee:
Receive £20 for every person you recommend who then attends the workshop.

Previous Attendee Rate: If you have attended this workshop before, you may return for a reduced fee. Contact me for further details.
Volunteers: If you have previously attended this workshop and don't mind helping out with the occasional task during the workshop. All I ask for is a small fee just to cover some basic costs.

Please consider joining the email mailing list to be kept up to date with upcoming events.

Further Workshop Details:

What is nature-based personal development?

This is a relatively new field, but one which has many ancient roots, and as such, it draws its ideas from both modern and ancients practices. The nature-based healing practices of many native cultures are now being researched and integrated with modern therapeutic and coaching practices under the umbrella term of 'ecotherapy.' It is a selection of these practices that will be used during this workshop.

Western society has become more and more industrialised and urbanised and as a result we spend more than 90% of our lives indoors. As humans we seem to have an innate need to be close to nature and living things. We seem drawn, almost unconsciously, to activities which involve the natural environment. Most people are already aware of the beneficial psychological effects of simply being on a beach, paddling in a stream, or walking in a forest or the mountains. I'm sure it is no accident that we are drawn to areas of natural beauty when taking our holidays. Research suggests human identity, emotional well-being, and personal fulfilment depend on our relationship with nature. The human need for nature is not just linked to use of its resources but it also has an influence on our emotional state, thought processes and even spiritual well-being.  


Time to reconnect, relax and reflect

Many researchers now believe that conflicts can arise between our modern society's disconnection from the natural world and our in-built need to relate to it, creating a series of internal mental conflicts, which can give rise to emotional, behavioural and addictive problems.

Research has shown that just spending time outdoors in green space can have significant benefits on your mental well-being. This workshop take this idea much further by actively making use of the connection with the natural environment to aid in your self exploration and psychological and spiritual health and well-being.

 

The workshop

This workshop is focused primarily on experiential learning. Why? In our western society our thinking style has become unbalanced and biased towards a more cognitive thinking style, but a more somatic intelligence exists within each of us. Anyone who has ever had a creative moment, or 'gut feeling' or just knew something was right because they felt it 'in their heart' will be aware of it. This conflict between cognitive and somatic thinking creates and maintains many of our day to day problematic thinking patterns. During the workshop you will be expanding your awareness and learning to think with both your heart and your head. You will learn through immersing yourself in the nurturing natural environment and activities, as well as by personal reflection and sharing your insights and experiences during the activities.

All activities are completely 'by choice' so you will not be made to take part in, do, or talk about anything you don't feel comfortable with.

The whole atmosphere of the weekend should remain relaxed playful and fun with occasional challenges.

The workshop aims to help you to...
  • challenge your perceived limitations and unhelpful thought patterns, and develop greater awareness of your own strengths, through the use of the natural environment and challenging nature-based activities.
  • develop a deeper understanding of how you relate to others, yourself, and your life by reflecting on any symbolic or metaphorical relationships between the nature based activities and your own life
  • process your new understandings and learnings by sharing thoughts and reflections in a relaxed, safe, constructive, supportive, non-judgemental and respectful environment
  • integrate your new learnings and positive resources so they become available in your everyday life
 

What would you like to change about yourself during the workshop?

Whilst the weekend will be fun and relaxing, there is of course an overall personal development purpose. So I would recommend that before you arrive at the workshop, clearly think about a psychological issue you have that you would like to work on over the weekend. This can be something specific in your life at the moment, like stress, or a more general life-long pattern, like anxiety or relationship issues. At the workshop you will hold this issue in mind during many of the activities, to first understand it, and then transform it.

This is a general self development workshop and suitable issues may include, but are not limited to:

  • feeling stuck in life and can't see a way forward
  • a need to put your life into perspective
  • anxiety and stress
  • feeling burned out
  • low confidence and self-esteem
  • low mood, mild depression
  • minor addictive behaviours
  • feeling unmotivated
  • trust issues
  • anger
  • relationship problems
  • spiritual and emotional health
  • creative block
  • and more...

You will not need to reveal or discuss your issue with the group unless you feel comfortable with doing so.

Space is limited, so reserve your workshop place now. Book online using the form at the top of the page or call 0161 881 4333 or to reserve your place.

Please consider joining the email mailing list to be kept up to date with upcoming events.


"Sometimes a tree can tell you more than can be read in a book."
C.G. Jung

 

Would this workshop be suitable for me?

If you ...

  • enjoy camping / walking / biking / climbing / other outdoor activities
  • are interested in bushcraft, survival skills or wild camping
  • have an interest in nature / plants / wildlife
  • Love the outdoors
  • want to learn to feel more relaxed, balanced and centred
  • have perhaps heard of the benefits of ecotherapy & wilderness therapy
  • feel your life is stuck or lacks direction
  • want to develop a connection with the spirit of nature (in a non religious sense)
  • already feel a deep connection with the spirit of nature
  • have a nature-based spirituality and/or interest in shamanism
  • are someone who wouldn't normally feel comfortable sitting in a counsellors room
  • are someone who prefers to learn by doing and being
  • want to try something different
  • would like to develop your natural intuition / listen to your heart / gut instinct
  • perhaps wish to develop more awareness of your thoughts and behaviours
  • need to develop trust and belief in yourself or others
  • would like to learn to change how you relate to nature, yourself and others
  • are looking for a natural retreat with a difference

Space is limited, so reserve your workshop place now. Book online using the form at the top of the page or call 0161 881 4333 or to reserve your place.

How do I book a place?

  1. Purchase your tickets.
  2. Download the booking form. (MS Word format document)
  3. Complete and return the booking form by email, fax or post.
  4. Once your booking has been received and assessed, you will be sent a booking confirmation, and information pack which will include the location, directions, a list of what you need to bring, information about the facilities at the woodland and the terms and conditions.
 


Rekindled creativity

Space is limited, so reserve your workshop place now. Book online using the form at the top of the page or call 0161 881 4333 or to reserve your place.

Please consider joining the email mailing list to be kept up to date with upcoming events.


Participant and their sight-guide playing Meet a Tree
 

Just a few of the games and exercises...

  • Meet a Tree
  • Team Challenge
  • Drum Stalk
  • Fire Stalk
  • Sit-Spot
  • Find a Tree Like Me
  • Trancework
  • Walking Meditation
  • Bow Drill Fire Making
  • Peripheral Vision/Tunnel Vision
  • Grounding Exercises
  • Fox Walk
  • Herb Meditation
  • Rope Walk
  • Ask a Tree
  • Solo Reflection Time
  • Journalling
  • Group Discussion & Feedback
  • Be a Tree
  • Shamanic Journeying
  • Tracking Intentions
  • Musical Challenge

This workshop integrates various elements of:
Natural-Awareness/Nature-Awareness Games, Ecotherapy, Wilderness Therapy, Bushcraft and Tracking Skills, Counselling Skills, Coaching Skills, Shamanism, Self-Relations Psychotherapy, Contemporary Psychotherapy, NLP, CBT, TA, and Ericksonian Hypno-Psychotherapy.

About Nigel Magowan:
Since 2002, Nigel has run his own busy therapy and coaching practices in Manchester and Harley Street in London. He is a professional and experienced Solution-Focused Integrative Psychotherapist, Stress Management Consultant, Life Coach, a Licensed NLP Master Practitioner and an Advanced Hypnotherapist. Nigel is also a fully trained and accredited supervisor and offers supervision to other therapists. He has trained with some of the best trainers, and combines all his skills and experience to produce both highly practical and informative seminars. He has a special interest in helping people with anxiety, depression, stress and confidence related issues.

Nigel holds a recent enhanced CRB certificate.

He is also available for bespoke workshops for your group, organisation or business.

Corporate Work

My services can also be combined and tailored to your group or corporate needs, and range from EAP (Employee Assistance Programme - one to one therapy, counselling or coaching sessions) through to bespoke group training, workshops, and outdoor activities and retreats.

Please consider joining the email mailing list to be kept up to date with upcoming events.

What Payment Methods are Accepted?
Paypal, Card, Cheque, Cash

 

Restrictions and notices

  • Inner Changes operates a strict no alcohol or drugs policy during events.
  • This event is for over 18's only. Please do not bring children.
  • This weekend workshop is camping and self catering based. You will need to bring a tent, camping gear, cooking equipment and your food, drinks and snacks. There will be a camp fire available for cooking, if you intend to use this bring appropriate pots. An open fronted wooden building is also available, it will sleep 2 people on a dry, sheltered and comfortable mezzanine level. Let me know in advance if you intend to sleep in it as space is limited.
  • This event is for general personal development purposes only. It is not suitable for those diagnosed with moderate to severe mental-illness. Application forms will be checked and if it is deemed that the workshop is unsuitable for you, you will be refunded in full before the start of the workshop.
  • Back to basics, back to nature. Facilities are very limited. The entire weekend will be spent in a private woodland.
  • The terrain is uneven, hilly and has many natural obstacles and hazards which may make it unsuitable for those who have mobility or fitness issues. If it is deemed that the workshop is unsuitable for you, you will be refunded in full before the start of the workshop.
  • Only two of the activities involve the use of a blindfold. If you feel uncomfortable with this then you may want to skip them. During the blindfolded activities you will have a personal sight-guide close by for your safety. You can also remove the blindfold at anytime and end the activity but will lose out on any benefits you might have gained through participation.
  • Confidentiality and ethical behaviour are extremely important if group members are to open up and share experiences. You should not repeat outside of the group anything specific of a personal nature, regarding anything another participant may have said or done without that participants permission.
  • Do not bring dogs or any other pets.
 


Base Camp

 

Background Information:

What is ecotherapy?


Ecotherapy is really an umbrella term for a whole variety of nature-based therapies which utilise an experiential connection with nature as a major part of the therapeutic process.

Ecotherapy is a relatively new field of therapy, but one which has many ancient roots, and as such, it draws its ideas from both modern and ancients practices. Unlike us, our ancestors would have seen little or no separation between themselves and the natural world they lived in. Many native cultures today still live in a harmonious relationship with nature, interacting with nature's rhythms, to sustain and heal, physically, mentally and spiritually. In native cultures, the shaman would in effect be the equivalent of our modern doctor, counsellor and psychotherapist.

The nature-based healing practices of many native cultures are now being heavily researched and integrated with modern therapeutic practices under the umbrella term of 'ecotherapy.' It is a selection of these practices that will be used during my workshops and one-to-one nature based therapy sessions.


Why do we need ecotherapy?

Western society has become more and more industrialised and urbanised. People in industrialised nations now spend more than 90% of their lives indoors. Our time spent outside, surrounded by nature, is estimated at only 1% - 5%. As a modern society we have become increasingly disconnected from the natural world.

For millennia we have existed in a very close relationship with the natural world, and have been intrinsically connected to the rhythms of our natural environment, from our water and food, to the changing of the seasons. Human evolution has been so closely intertwined with our environment, that our need for a relationship with nature must reside in our very genes. Our genetic make-up has barely changed over the last 10000 years: an almost insignificant change of 0.005%. Therefore it would seem that despite our modern society and technological advancements, we are still genetically hard-wired to need to co-exist in close relationship with the natural environment.

As humans we seem to have an innate need to be close to nature and living things. We seem drawn, almost unconsciously, to activities which involve the natural environment.

Research suggests human identity, emotional well-being, and personal fulfilment depend on our relationship with nature. Most people are already aware of the beneficial psychological effects of simply being on a beach, paddling in a stream, or walking in a forest or the mountains. I'm sure it is no accident that we are drawn to areas of natural beauty when taking our holidays. The human need for nature is not just linked to use of its resources but it also has an influence on our emotional state, thought processes and even spiritual well-being.

Many researchers now believe that conflicts can arise between our modern society's disconnection from the natural world and our in-built need to relate to it, creating a series of internal mental conflicts, which can give rise to emotional, behavioural and addictive problems.

Given our seemingly in-built requirement for interaction with the natural world for our physical and mental well-being, it would appear that there is a strong need for us to finds ways of re-integrating nature back into our lives, so that we can redress the balance.

A Solution

Mankind's use of nature to enhance well-being, physically, mentally and spiritually, has been around probably as long as humans have existed. It is only in more recent times, largely due to industrialisation and urbanisation, that man has become more and more disconnected and isolated from the natural world. In our modern society, that in-built need for relationship with nature has become disrupted, leaving us unbalanced and open to a variety of mental and emotional problems.

Research has shown that just spending time outdoors in green space can have significant benefits on your mental well-being. This can be as simple as spending some time gardening, or sitting in your local park, or going for a walk in the countryside. Ecotherapies such as Wilderness Therapy, Pet-Assisted Therapy, Equine-Assisted Therapy, Nature Awareness, Green Therapy, Horticultural Therapy and Walking Therapy, all take this concept much further by actively utilising a connection with nature as part of the therapeutic process to enhance your psychological and spiritual health and well-being.

 

Credits

All photographs by Rachael Magowan Professional photographer.
Specialist fields: live music, events, landscape, portfolio shots, fine art prints.

 

 

Nigel Magowan, Advanced Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner, Life Coach

Nigel Magowan

Nigel Magowan BSc(Hons) UKCP(CIT) DABCH MCAHyp GHR SQHP MHA AMPM
Solution-Focused Integrative Psychotherapist, Life Coach, Licensed NLP Master Practitioner,
Advanced Hypnotherapist, Ecotherapist, Accredited Supervisor and Natural Awareness Therapist

About Nigel Magowan

Nigel Magowan is a professional and experienced Solution-Focused Integrative Psychotherapist, Life Coach, a Licensed NLP Master Practitioner, an Advanced Hypnotherapist and Ecotherapist. Nigel has trained with some of the best trainers. He combines all his training, skills and experience to produce a treatment that is tailored to your exact needs. He uses an integrative solution focused approach to his work which can bring about results in a much shorter time. He has also received additional specialist training in working with addictive behaviours, treating IBS, managing pain, stress management techniques, and ecotherapy. Nigel is also a fully trained and accredited supervisor and offers supervision to other therapists.

Nigel holds an enhanced CRB certificate.

He has his own busy Psychotherapy, Counselling, Life Coaching, NLP and Hypnotherapy practices in Chorlton, South Manchester, and Harley Street in Central London.

He specialises in helping people with anxiety, panic attacks, stress management, addictions, IBS, pain control, confidence and self esteem, insomnia, public speaking and performance anxiety, fears, phobias, smoking cessation, weight loss, and study and sport performance enhancement.

He is a a UKCP Candidate in Training; a full member of the Community for Contemporary Psychotherapy; a senior member of the General Hypnotherapy Register, a full member of the Hypnotherapy Association; an Approved Anxiety UK Therapist; a Professional Member of the Association for Neuro-Linguistic Programming (ANLP); the NHS Directory of Complementary & Alternative Practitioners; the UK Register of IBS Therapists; the National Register of Practitioners in Smoking Cessation

He practices according to the Community for Contemporary Psychotherapy, General Hypnotherapy Standards Council, ANLP and Hypnotherapy Associations code of ethics, and has full Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Qualifications & Training

The Intermediate Certificate in Contemporary Psychotherapy
Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London

Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London

Licensed Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Paul McKenna Training, London
Richard Bandler, Paul McKenna, Michael Breen

Diploma in Advanced Hypnotherapy and HypnoHealing
Atkinson-Ball College of Hypnotherapy and Hypnohealing, Liverpool

Clinical Practice: Psychopathology in Pychotherapeutic Practice
Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London

Human Development and Sexuality
Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London

Wider Mind: Ericksonian Psychotherapy in Practice
Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London

Certificate in Working Successfully with Addictions
Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London

NLP Coaching Diploma
Frank Daniels Associates, Nottingham

Diploma in the Art and Science of NLP Coaching
Frank Daniels Associates, Nottingham

Certified Practitioner of NLP
The
Washington School of Clinical and Advanced Hypnosis, Manchester
Shaun Brookhouse

Certificate in Ethical Practice
Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London London


Certificate in Stress Management Techniques

Certificate in Hypnoesitherapy


Diploma in Hypnotherapy

Certificate in Natural Awareness Therapy
Pathfinder UK ~ School of Natural Awareness & Tracking, Devon

Accredited Supervisor Certificate
Accredited by the National Council of Psychotherapists and the General Hypnotherapy Register
Mindworks Therapy Training, Nottingham


Continuing Professional Development
Current and on-going training and supervision, keeping my skills fresh and at the cutting edge

Diploma in Contemporary Psychotherapy
Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London London

Comparative Psychotherapy and Clinical Practice
Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London, London

Monthly clinical supervision sessions (2 hours per month)
with a UKCP registered NLP psychotherapist and supervisor


Professional Bodies

Member of the Community for Contemporary Psychotherapy
Accredited Master Practitioner Member of ANLP International
UKCP Candidate in Training

Full Member of the General Hypnotherapy Register
Full Member of the Hypnotherapy Association
Member of the Corporation of Advanced Hypnotherapy
Member of the NHS Directory of Complementary & Alternative Practitioners
Member of the National Phobics Society
Member of the UK Register of IBS Therapists
Associate Member of the National Register of Practitioners in Smoking Cessation

 

 

 


Nigel Magowan
Integrative Psychotherapist,
NLP Master Practitioner, Coach, Advanced Hypnotherapist, Ecotherapist and Accredited Supervisor


 
   
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Integrative Psychotherapist, Advanced Hypnotherapist, Life Coach and NLP Master Practitioner

Inner Changes, 22 Newport Road, Chorlton, Manchester, England, UK, M21 9NN
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Telephone: 0161 881 4333 Fax: 0871 996 9779

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